Do we even need a right winger?

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

Or do we just need another attacking player?

[Vindaloo FOX]

Yes we need more creativity. 

[Stadt]

Yeah, if Albrighton or Perez play a significant amount of minutes then we've not recruited well enough in that position for what, the third consecutive year? We've been devastatingly close to CL qualification in consecutive years. A good (not even fantastic) RW would most likely have been the difference.

[norwichfox]

You missed out the choice of to satisfy Ric Flair...

[FoxinNotts]

We don’t need a ‘right winger’ in the traditional sense. We need a right sided attacker. We rarely play 4-4-2. We’re not Burnley

[winteriscoming]

Although impossible to do we need a replacement for Mahrez. 
We still lack creativity in wide positions which Mahrez gave us. 

[Dan]

Yes, definitely.

[Steve Earle]

9 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Or do we just need another attacking player?

Sort of, preferably one who plays largely on the right and is left-footed!

[GlennyFox55]

Absolutely need a RW.

[FerrisBueller]

Absolutely, we have done since Mahrez left. We had absolutely no creativity back end of last season when Barnes was out and we were playing 3 at the back, a lot of assists were coming from long balls over the top.

Thought we'd nailed it last year with Under but obviously not.

Can't see us making top 4 without a decent option for both wings, obviously that's not the end of the world but progression, innit.

[Alf Bentley]

A Mahrez replacement AND a sense of calm and trust in the recruitment team. 

[sphericalfox]

Do we need a secondary poll on the same topic is the better question. 

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

3 minutes ago, sphericalfox said:

Do we need a secondary poll on the same topic is the better question. 

Agree.

[honeybradger]

To be honest, even though ive not been a fan of 3 atb, doubling down on a 2 striker formation might not be the worst idea, maybe we just struggle with it because we dont have the right players as of yet, could also try a diamond as well.

[sacreblueits442]

24 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

We don’t need a ‘right winger’ in the traditional sense. We need a right sided attacker. We rarely play 4-4-2. We’re not Burnley

...we do play 4-14-1!!!

But like most thing playing a variation on a theme is now the norm, so a wide attacking player would suffice.

[Dahnsouff]

Can we add the option “A SWAT team to break all those continental wingers free from Ric’s basement”?

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

Just now, Dahnsouff said:

Can we add the option “A SWAT team to break all those continental wingers free from Ric’s basement”?

I did consider it. If anyone feels we need another thread on a right winger feel free.

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

28 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

We don’t need a ‘right winger’ in the traditional sense. We need a right sided attacker. We rarely play 4-4-2. We’re not Burnley

Now this is the real quiz. Rodgers even says himself we don't play with wingers.

[sacreblueits442]

3 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

To be honest, even though ive not been a fan of 3 atb, doubling down on a 2 striker formation might not be the worst idea, maybe we just struggle with it because we dont have the right players as of yet, could also try a diamond as well.

....Daka is said to be better in a two and so is Nacho!!!

Vardy can play as a Lone Striker, but just need to start trusting himself more. A bit of self doubt in his game at the moment, when he shoots where he could take that extra touch and does believe he can score the impossible goal, when there is everything against him doing so.

[sacreblueits442]

6 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Can we add the option “A SWAT team to break all those continental wingers free from Ric’s basement”?

....you can't do that, that is his nest egg!!!

Why do you think Under looked in that state in his photograph when he signed. Caglar and his mates managed to get him out, unbeknown to Ric @UHDrivehas the blue prints for his basement.

  Not seen anything of Daniel James recently.......you don't suppose do you....??

[Guest SO1]

5 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Now this is the real quiz. Rodgers even says himself we don't play with wingers.

Left footed Right side Attacker. Kind of like what is a Liberal now and 30 years ago. In the end it all comes down to players and the skills they possess in relation to how we want to play the game.

[Ric Flair]

It's a damn good question.

 

I've a fetish for wingers, they're aesthetically the best footballers out there but they're also the most erratic and rare.

 

Our best football we play is 4 at the back, there's a possibility we could play 4 at the back and have a sort of diamond midfield and 2 attackers but Barnes is liquid gold for us and has to play. Therefore we need the right balance on the other side.

 

We also don't have the right squad to play 3-4-1-2 as our main formation for the majority of the season. Not enough depth at CB, no ACM that plays well in the system and no left footed wing back that's good enough to play that role. It only benefits one player in Iheanacho.

 

I just feel we're closer to having a stronger overall squad to maintain 4-2-3-1 and have a realistic chance of maintaining a top 6 challenge with the addition of a quality right winger than we are if we decide not to solve that issue and instead play another system where we need more players for.

[Bluetintedspecs]

39 minutes ago, sphericalfox said:

Do we need a secondary poll on the same topic is the better question. 

Or should we have another thread to have a poll on the favoured poll

[An Sionnach]

Hardly anybody plays wingers as such these days , touchline hugging wide men are virtually obsolete . Attackers who can play wide when needed depending on the opposition strengths are much more common , Mbappe and Neymar do that for PSG and Mané and Salah for Liverpool for example but they are not true wingers as seen 40 years ago.We have been transfixed by Mahrez who usually stayed very wide but he is an exception to normal practise these days. Fullbacks  are now expected to attack and they are the real wide players . Castagne, Thomas, Pereira , Justin and Bertrand are all attacking full backs so they will continue to give us most of the width we require.

[turlo]

we need a right sided creative player who can play in a 4 1 4 1 or 4 3 3 formation.